Here’s a children’s sermon on Matthew 24:36-44 for the first Sunday in Advent. (If you want to see my regular “Monday Meditation” on the same text, click through here.) In the Revised Common Lectionary, Advent always seems to start backwards. Advent is four weeks preparing for the coming of Jesus at Christmas. It is also […]
A Children’s Sermon on Luke 23:33-43 — Christ the King
Writing a children’s sermon on Luke 23:33-43 has prompted me to change my whole approach. Usually I try to step inside a gospel story, either retelling a story about Jesus, or retelling a story that Jesus told. I usually try to mine the story for at least a little humor. This one makes that approach […]
A Children’s Sermon on Luke 21:5-19
I’ve been away from the old blog for a couple weeks, but I’m back with a children’s sermon on Luke 21:5-19. (You can see my regular “Monday Meditation” on this text here.) I always miss writing here when I’m away, but speaking opportunities were beckoning. It is lovely that the world has opened up a bit […]
A Children’s Sermon on Luke 18:9-14
When I sit down to write a children’s sermon on Luke 18:9-14, I can’t help but make it about prayer. That is, after all, the key action in the story. The pompous and self-righteous guy prays. Then the lowly penitential guy prays. And it is the next passage right after another great story that Luke […]
A Children’s Sermon on Luke 18:1-8
There’s hardly a need for an introductory word when I’m preparing a children’s sermon on Luke 18:1-8. Sometimes the lectionary pitches one right over the plate. Or maybe I should say the Gospel does. (Alas, I have no regular “Monday Meditation” to link to on this one.) Luke 18:1-8 is often called “the parable of […]